How hard is LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency?

LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency is rated Easy on LeetCode.

What is the time complexity of LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency?

The Python solution on this page runs in O(n + C^2).

What is the space complexity of LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency?

The Python solution on this page uses O(C) auxiliary space.

What topics does LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency cover?

LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency is tagged Hash Table, String and Counting on LeetCode.

EasyNo. 2423

Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency — LeetCode 2423 Python Solution

Pattern: Hash Map
Topics: Hash Table, String, Counting
Reading time: 2 min
Source: leetcode.com

The problem

You are given a 0-indexed string word, consisting of lowercase English letters. You need to select one index and remove the letter at that index from word so that the frequency of every letter present in word is equal.

Example

Input: word = "abcc"
Output: true
Explanation: Select index 3 and delete it: word becomes "abc" and each character has a frequency of 1.

Python solution

PythonSolution

class Solution:
    def equalFrequency(self, word: str) -> bool:
        cnt = Counter(word)
        for c in cnt.keys():
            cnt[c] -= 1
            if len(set(v for v in cnt.values() if v)) == 1:
                return True
            cnt[c] += 1
        return False

Complexity

Time: O(n + C2)
Space · auxiliary: O(C)

Pattern: Hash Map

Trade memory for time: remember what you have seen so the second pass never happens. LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency is filed here on both counts: the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, and LeetCode tags it Hash Table and Counting.

The hash map guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 709 LeetCode problems that use it.

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Frequently asked questions

How hard is LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency?: LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency is rated Easy on LeetCode.
What is the time complexity of LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency?: The Python solution on this page runs in O(n + C²).
What is the space complexity of LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency?: The Python solution on this page uses O(C) auxiliary space.
What topics does LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency cover?: LeetCode 2423. Remove Letter To Equalize Frequency is tagged Hash Table, String and Counting on LeetCode.

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"Okay, next one. Given a string, return the length of the longest substring that has no repeating characters. Walk me through your approach before you code it."

Technical interview · 45 minsolution.pyShared editor · Python 3Longest substring without repeatsMediumGiven a string s, return the length of the longest contiguous substring in which every character is unique.s = "abcabcbb"
→ 31def length_of_longest_substring(s: str) -> int:2 last_seen = {}3 left = best = 04 for right, ch in enumerate(s):5 if ch in last_seen and last_seen[ch] >= left:

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def length_of_longest_substring(s: str) -> int:    last_seen = {}                    # char -> index    left = best = 0    for right, ch in enumerate(s):        if ch in last_seen and last_seen[ch] >= left:            left = last_seen[ch] + 1  # jump past it        last_seen[ch] = right        best = max(best, right - left + 1)    return best    last_seen = {}                    # char -> index

Approach

At each index r, the window's left edge is:

left r = max (left r -1, last[s r] + 1)

Time O(n): each character enters and leaves the window once.
Space O(min(n, k)): k is the size of the character set.

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def length_of_longest_substring(s: str) -> int:    last_seen = {}                    # char -> index    left = best = 0    for right, ch in enumerate(s):        if ch in last_seen and last_seen[ch] >= left:            left = last_seen[ch] + 1  # jump past it        last_seen[ch] = right        best = max(best, right - left + 1)    return best    last_seen = {}                    # char -> index

Approach

At each index r, the window's left edge is:

left r = max (left r -1, last[s r] + 1)

Time O(n): each character enters and leaves the window once.
Space O(min(n, k)): k is the size of the character set.

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def length_of_longest_substring(s: str) -> int:    last_seen = {}                    # char -> index    left = best = 0    for right, ch in enumerate(s):        if ch in last_seen and last_seen[ch] >= left:            left = last_seen[ch] + 1  # jump past it        last_seen[ch] = right        best = max(best, right - left + 1)    return best    last_seen = {}                    # char -> index

Approach

At each index r, the window's left edge is:

left r = max (left r -1, last[s r] + 1)

Time O(n): each character enters and leaves the window once.
Space O(min(n, k)): k is the size of the character set.

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